Packaging maker ICO sees €6 million Italian cartel fine upheld in court
( October 21, 2025, 17:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An antitrust fine reissued against packaging maker ICO Industria Cartone Ondulato in a corrugated cardboard cartel case has been upheld by an Italian court. A regional administrative court in Rome, in a ruling published on Monday, rejected ICO’s appeal against the Italian Competition Authority’s 2024 decision recalculating its penalty at €5.97 million. Judges dismissed claims of a time-bar, disproportionate treatment and misapplied interest, finding that the authority had lawfully individualized the fine in line with a 2023 ruling by a higher administrative court.Decision attached (in Italian). ...
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